[e2e] a new IRTF group on Transport Models

[weigengyu]

Hi,
By considering end2end transport layer protocol,
whether packet drop rates of the metrics should be segment drop (error) rates?

Gengyu

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sally Floyd" <floyd at icir.org>
To: <end2end-interest at postel.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 8:12 AM
Subject: [e2e] a new IRTF group on Transport Models


>I am proposing a new IRTF group, the Transport Models Research
> Group, whose goal is to improve our methodologies for evaluating
> transport protocols.  This is likely to be a mailing-list-only
> research group, and the proposed charter is on the web site at
> "http://www.icir.org/tmrg/".  People who are interested could
> look at the web site, or join the mailing list.  Any feedback
> (on the tmrg mailing list) would be welcome.
> 
> The proposed charter is appended below.
> 
> As a part of this effort, I have also produced a first pass
> at a document on metrics for evaluating congestion control
> mechanisms, "Metrics for the Evaluation of Congestion Control
> Mechanisms", available from
> "http://www.icir.org/floyd/papers/draft-floyd-transport-metrics-00.txt".
> Any feedback or contributions would be welcome.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> - Sally
> http://www.icir.org/floyd/
>